{"product_id":"themaritimehistoryofcornwall-9780859898508","title":"themaritimehistoryofcornwall","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first study of its kind. The book explores the rich, complex maritime inheritance of Cornwall on a national and international scale, considering the importance of the different historical periods from the medieval to the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘There are some books which are a delight to hold, and to behold, even before one delves into their pages – and this is one of them. A pleasingly chunky volume, the front of the dust jacket features Joseph Southall’s \u003cem\u003eThe Three Masted Schooner\u003c\/em\u003e, his limpid and evocative 1919 marine landscape of a marine vessel at Fowey which sums up so many of the themes coverd within, such as maritime trade, coastal communities, and Cornwall’s later promotion as a holiday destination. A well-chosen and effective pictorial overture!’\u003cbr\u003e ‘Each part is prefaced by an admirable joint essay by the editors’\u003cbr\u003e ‘This is a serious, substantial, yet readily readable volume, which comprises excellent essays by some of the UK’s foremost maritime historians.’\u003cbr\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Jenkins\u003c\/strong\u003e, The Mariner’s Mirror 102.1, Feb 2016)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘[…] the book is handsomely produced and the editors are to be congratulated on a job well done.’\u003cbr\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eJames H. Thomas\u003c\/strong\u003e, Southern History 37, 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘This hefty and handsome volume …\u003cbr\u003e ‘The editors are to be commended for pulling so many threads together in such a capable way, and their editorial contributions certainly make the volume much more coherent than is often the case with multi-author projects on this scale. The book sets some important standards for maritime-regional studies. It should be the first port of call for anyone interested in Cornwall’s history (maritime or otherwise), as well as for scholars seeking examples of long-term change in societies at the frontier between land and sea.’\u003cbr\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eGraeme J. Milne, \u003c\/strong\u003eThe International Journal of Maritime History 27, 3 2015\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An impressive team of authors has been assembled, with a number of highly regarded scholars contributing chapters on their specialist subjects.'  (\u003cstrong\u003eDr David J. Starkey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eMaritime Historical Studies Centre, Hull)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Occasionally a book is published that can truly be described as seminal.’\u003cbr\u003e ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Maritime History of Cornwall\u003c\/em\u003e […] really does encapsulate 10,000 years of salty facts, figures, statistics, true stories, legends and anecdotes.’\u003cbr\u003e ‘A handsomely illustrated volume of commissioned contributions from distinguished historians.’ (\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Hesp\u003c\/strong\u003e, Western Morning News, 19.11.14)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘It is very difficult to do justice to the wealth of research, writing and organisation that has clearly gone into the production of \u003cem\u003eThe Maritime History of Cornwall\u003c\/em\u003e. Everything about it screams quality, from the paper and the layout of the text on the page to the green cloth binding and the now-rarely-seen matching cloth bookmark. One very minor quibble: it would have been better if the twenty eight colour illustrations were scattered throughout the text, rather than confined to a block between pages six and seven. That aside, this is as close to perfection as any publication gets!’ (\u003cstrong\u003eJames Whetter,\u003c\/strong\u003e The Cornish Banner 159, February 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘This is an important and very well produced books, profusely illustrated, including 28 colour plates, and with abundant maps, prints, photographs, tables and figures.’\u003cbr\u003e ‘[…] they have taken pains to set the chapters of their work in context with five substantial, informative, wide-ranging introductions to the volume’s component parts… These indeed have been the key to making the volume work so well.’\u003cbr\u003e ‘[…] this is a quality production and a mine of knowledge presented in a readable and easily accessible way that those with an interest in the maritime history of the South West cannot afford to be without.’ (\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Duffy\u003c\/strong\u003e, South West Soundings 98, March 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Editors and Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eList of Tables and Figures\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction and Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart I: 'Window to a Wider World': Early and Medieval Cornwall\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1: Introduction   Philip Payton, Alston Kennerley, Helen Doe\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e2: The Origins of Maritime Cornwall: Pre-Medieval Settlements and Seaways   Caradoc Peters\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e3: Coastal Communities in Medieval Cornwall   Maryanne Kowaleski\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e4: Overseas Trade and Shipping in Cornwall in the Later Middle Ages   Wendy R. Childs\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart II: 'The Age of Turbulence': Maritime Disorder in Tudor and Stuart Cornwall\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e5: Introduction   Philip Payton, Alston Kennerley, Helen Doe\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e6: Plunder and Prize: Cornish Piracy and Privateering during the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries   John C. Appleby\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e7: 'His Majesties Sea-Service in the Western Parts': Maritime Affairs in Cornwall during the English Civil War   Mark Stoyle\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e8: Corruption and Inefficiency in the Cornish Customs Service in the Later Seventeenth Century   W.B. Stephens\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart III: 'A Time for War and Trade': Cornwall in the Eighteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e9: Introduction   Philip Payton, Alston Kennerley, Helen Doe\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e10: Cornish Tin Ships, 1703-1710   John Symons\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e11: Cornwall and the Royal Navy in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries   N.A.M. Rodger\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e12: Cornish Ports in the Eighteenth Century   Helen Doe\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e13: Smuggling and Wrecking   John Rule\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e14: The Cornish Arundells and the Right of Wreck: A Case Study in Landlord-Tenant Relations in the Long Eighteenth Century   Cathryn Pearce\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e15: Navigation   Adrian James Webb\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePat IV: 'Global Reach and Industrial Prowess': Cornwall in the Nineteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e16: Introduction   Philip Payton, Alston Kennerley, Helen Doe\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e17: The Cornish Sea Fisheries in the Nineteenth Century   Tony Pawlyn\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e18: Cornwall: An Inside-out Industrial Region   Bernard Deacon\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e19: The Coastal Trade in Cornish China Clay    John Armstrong\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e20: Cornish Maritime Steam   Roy Fenton\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e21: Yachting in Cornwall before the First World War   Janet Cusack\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e22: The Smuggler and the Wrecker: Literary Representations of Cornish Maritime Life   Simon Trezise\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e23: Cornish Ports, Shipping and Investment in the Nineteenth Century   Helen Doe\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart V: 'Inventing \"The Cornish Riviera\"': From Twentieth to Twenty-first Century Cornwall\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e24: Introduction   Philip Payton, Alston Kennerley, Helen Doe\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e25: Cornwall and the Decline of Commercial Sail   Alston Kennerley\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e26: Maritime Cornwall in the Era of Two World Wars   G.H. and R. Bennett\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e27: Cornwall's Trading Ports: twentieth-Century Decline into Diversity   Terry Chapman\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e28: Twentieth-Century Maritime Tourism and Recreation   Philip Payton\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e29: Cornish Fisheries in the Twentieth Century   Paul Willerton\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e30: Epilogue   Philip Payton, Alston Kennerley, Helen Doe\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Exeter Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884813267287,"sku":"9780859898508","price":66.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/themaritimehistoryofcornwall-9780859898508","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}